Pa. Mistrial Declared When Prosthetic Eye Pops Out

A group of people including Huttick and defendant Matthew Brunelli had been drinking at the bar, Assistant District Attorney Mark Gilson said. Brunelli left with a girlfriend but got into an argument with another patron that turned into a fight in the parking lot. When Huttick tried to separate the pair Brunelli threw a punch that hit Huttick’s left eye, Gilson said.

Hurley said her client, who’s charged with aggravated assault, struck Huttick with a fist, but Gilson said he “stabbed” Huttick with a metal key sticking out between his fingers.

Huttick, who’s suing Brunelli, said that he lost his job because of the injury and that depression drained his finances and nearly broke up his relationship with his girlfriend.

“A year later,” Huttick said, “I have no place to live, and I ran out of money.”